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Past Continuous

The document explains the structure and use of the past continuous tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It provides examples of actions happening at specific moments in the past, interrupted actions, and parallel actions. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the tense through sentence creation and questions.

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Past Continuous

The document explains the structure and use of the past continuous tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It provides examples of actions happening at specific moments in the past, interrupted actions, and parallel actions. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the tense through sentence creation and questions.

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Past Continuous

What were you doing yesterday at 6pm?

What was your mother doing last summer?

Write the responses on your notebook,


emphasizing the action in progress at the specific
time.
PAST CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE
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Affirmative, Negative, Question
Affirmative: Subject + was/were + verb-ing

Negative: Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

Interrogative: Was/Were + subject + verb-ing? Remeber that QUW can be used too.

Use:
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Actions happening at a specific moment in the past.
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Interrupted actions: I was working when my phone rang.
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Parallel actions: While I was cooking, my partner was cleaning.

Short Examples:

I was reading emails at 9am yesterday.

My partner was cooking dinner when I came home from work

While I was studying English my partner was palying videogames.


Your turn
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CHECK ON THE 'USES' BULLET ON THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE AND MAKE SENTENCES
1. When I _arrived___ (arrive) home, my partner _was watching___ (watch) TV.
2.While I was having lunch my colleagues were assisiting a client.
3. When I arrived at work a client was waiting for me yesterday.
4. At 1 am today I was sleeping.

Questions:

1.Where were you going at 9 am today? I was having a shower at that time actually.
2.What were you wearing in the 90`s? I was wearing ripped jeans and Texan boots mainly.
3.Were your parents living in Mdeo in 2021? Only my father because my mother passed
away the year before.
4. While you were sleeping at 8 am yesterday, what was your daughter doing? I think she
was walking the dogs. She wasn't working yet.

You can use scenarios related to your work or daily life to make the exercise.
HW.
ASK NICO SOME QUESTIONS
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Example: What were you doing before class
yesterday?

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